Edward Watson

Born 7.06.1885
Place Warsaw, Poland
Ethnic origin Polish?
Religion Roman Catholic
Mother N. Watson
Residence before arrival at Australia Served in the Russian Infantry for 3 years
Arrived at Australia from Poland
on 15.04.1911
disembarked at Fremantle, WA
Residence before enlistment Armadale, Kalgoorlie, Mornington, Perth, WA
Occupation Plumber (former trade), butcher
Naturalisation 1914

Service #1

Service number 873
Enlisted 14.09.1914
Place of enlistment Blackboy Hill, WA
Unit 12th Battalion
Rank Private
Place Gallipoli, 1915; Western Front, 1916
Casualties WIA 1915, 1916
Final fate RTA 13.02.1917
Discharged 28.09.1917

Materials

Blog article

Russian

English

From Russian Anzacs in Australian History:

The very first contingent [...] -- this First Fleet of the new Australian nationhood -- left Australian waters in early November 1914 with at least 12 Russians: the Finns Baer and Hiltunen, the ethnic Russians Arn, Kamishansky, Sast and Sindeeff, the Polish-born Markowicz and Watson, the Jews Zander and Levene, and the Russian-born Englishmen Ball and Dyson.

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